Padded upholstery, harness, and pack for aircraft chairs



' Dec. 16, 1930.

J. F. SMITH Filed April 5, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet l 1,784,996 ,l AND PACKFOR AIRCRAFT CHAIRS J. F. SMITH sheets-sheet 2 PADDED UPHOLSTERY,HARNESS Filed April 3, 1929 f ,i Vf a WITNESS:

J. F. SMITH 1,784,996

AND PACK FOR AIRCRAFT CHAIRS Dec. 16, 1930.

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* Dec. 16, 1930. J. F. SMITH PADDED UPHOLSTERY, HARNES HA IRS AND PACKFOR AIRCRAFT "c Filed April 5, 1929 Sheets-sheet 4 INVEN-roR ATTORNEY,Patented Dec. 16, 1930 terfering with PADDED UP HOLSTERY, HARNESS, ANDPACK FOR AIRCRAFT CHAIRS Application led April 3, 1929.

Commercial liying has 110W reached a point in aviation, Where there area number of flying fields springing up in various localities, and Whereit has become a necessity to make somev provision for the discharge of apassenger or passengers for any one of several reasons.

In case of emergency or to land a passenger, Where a plane does notusually land the passenger can either drop from the airship With aparachute Without attention or assistance from pilot or attendant, ormay be dropped by the pilot.

Also should the pilotl have engine trouble or some mishap to the shipsstructure, either in the operating means thereof or the Wings orotherwise, the pilot or an attendant may easily strap the combinedpadding, harness and parachute to the passenger, and Without anyefforton the part of the passenger drop the passenger with a parachuteWithout inparts of the airship.

In a co-pending application filed the tlgrd day of April, 1929, SerialNo. 352,226, there is disclosed a certain structure releasable trap dooror doors in the bottom of the fuselage, together With a releasable seat,so that when it is the purpose to release a passenger, the door or doorsand the seat may be unfastened, whereby the pilot may discharge thepassenger through the door opening Without any effort or thought on thepart of the passenger, and it is in confiection with this structure oftrap door or doors and releasable seat that this present invention is tobe used.

The parachute pack is attached to the harness, Which in turn is attachedto the upholstery, which is releasably attached to they upper portion ofthe back of the chair. The pull ring ofthe rip cord is carried in apocket on the side of the upholstery, and a short por? tion of the ripcord terminates in means to releasably retain the pack closed, and theth other relatively long portion of the rip cord, is arranged4 inconvolutionsdisposed in com-'F pertinents of another pocket on theupholstery, the longerportion .terminating in a snap hook, which isreleasably attached to the side of the chair, so that when theupholstery has been released from the chair, the occupant of the chairis free yto be dropped Serial No. 352,225.

through an exit opening in the bottom of the fuselage, and when thepassenger has descended the required distance, the parachute pack isreleased and the parachute opens and takes the air.

With these ideas in View, it is the purpose to provide an improvedpadded upholstery being made of any suitable material preferably leatherpadded with kapok, such as will float a person in Water and made tocorrespond with the chair, and so attached to the seat as t o becomfortable for the user.

1t may be quickly seat, so that when attached to a passenger, thepassenger cannot leave the seat except by ropping downward, or by thelock beingreleased, which may be accomplished through a control operatedby a pilot or attendant.

Another purpose is to provide a parachute pack of any type,`said to theharness and hence constituting a pad for a seat.

Still another purpose is to provide in a device of this kind, whereinshould it be undesirable for some reason to drop the passenger throughthe bottom, another control may automatic parachute release lowing thepassenger to leave any other exit operating parachute pack. y In smallplanes Where no attendant is used, or carried, the padding can beattached to e passenger before leaving the ground or can be easilyattached Vby the passenger after ascension in the air, that is afteronce having been shown the method of attaching the padding, as thepassenger could not put the padding on incorrectly.

A further purpose is to and harness including the being connected to theparachute suspension the plane by provide upholstery pack being attachedwith .a free type manually chair and seat, the pad- V passenger, eitherby the paspack, said harness lines, so'that the person descending bymeans of the parachute may be suspende in an upright osition from theparac ute.

A still further purpose is a provision and means for folding the upperpartv of the upholstery and side portions thereof over the back of thechair and the arm rests, in conjunction with means, whereby, when thefolded back portions are released fromthe back and the arm rests, theymay automatically move into position, whereby the harness may be appliedand tightened on the body of the passenger.

It is to be understood that the particulars herein given'are in no waylimitative, and that while still keeping within the scope o theinvention, any desired modification of details and proportions may bemade in the construction of the appliance according to circumstances.V

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts to behereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the improvedpadding and harness nection with a parachute, various-parts of theharness including snap hooks and fasteners to hold the paddinginposition as well as the harness.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the padding and harness showing one ofand the'back, illustrating the chair in dot and dash lines.

Figure 3 is a detailed sectional view through the pull ring and a pullcord, showing the cord arranged in a plurality of convolutions, wherebythe cord may be disposed in compartments of a pocket.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the chair with the padding and harnessconnecte thereto in proper position, showing the release for the harnessand the pull ring, showing the parts of the padding folded over the backof the chair.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the chair with the padding associatedtherewith, and also illustrating the pack.

. Figure 6 is a bottom plan of one form of parachute pack showing thereleasing pin.

Figure 7 is a plan view of a diderent form of parachute pack showingcover pieces for the releasing pins and illustrating two sets ofreleasing pins.

Figure 8 1s a detailed view of the means for removing the folded part ofthe padding to a substantially upright position, partly in positionadjacent the shoulders of the passenger.

Figure 9 is a view showing the parachute opened up and padding andharness suspended therefrom with an occupant therein, certain of thestraps of the harness being shown as connected to the suspension cordsof the parachute.

' apertures Figure 10 is a side view of the pack in Figure G.

Referring to the drawings, l identifies a padded upholstery, which is ofa contour such as will conform to and fit a chair adapted to receive apassenger carried in an airship. The padding may be made of any suitablematerial preferably stulied with kapoli, preferably tufted andupholstered and otherwise constructed to give the appearance of a verycomfortable chair. The material of the padding is adapted to be such aswill float a person in water.

The upholstery is of such construction, that when it is applied to thewearer, an the wearer is standing, the upholstery may be held in anyposition by the harness, said upholstery serves as padding between thebody of the wearer and the harness, and when the upholstery is notapplied to the wearer it conforms to the chair. The front edges of thepadding merge into an upper back edge, 'and when the padding is receivedwithin the chair said edges or portions fold over the back and arms ofthe chair, the folding parts or flaps 2 are provided with openings or 3with eyelets 4 therein, which eyelet openings are adapted to receivestuds la which project from the back of the chair as shown in Figure 4:-Operating slidably in guides 5 on the back of the chair is a cable 6having a loop 7 at one end, and branching cables 8 at its other end.These branching cables carry pins 9 which pass through openings in thestuds, thereby holding the tlaps folded over the back of the chair. Whenit is desired to release the padding from the chair the loop 7 may bepulled, by an attendant or it may be pulled by a pilot. For instance acable 10 is attached to the loop 7 and which cable maybe carried back ina position to be grasped by the pilot enabling it to be actuated.

Upon pulling the loop the branches 8 of the cable will pull upon thepins and disengage them from the studs, which will allow the flaps tomove out of engagement with the studs. These flaps serve only to holdthe upholstery and harness to the chair. "When the flaps are free of thestuds, they hang loose, while the harness is moved into a position topermit the occupant of the chair to insert arms under shoulder straps,and by drawing the harness together in the front in a manner desired,the upholstery may be arranged in any' desired position in ront.

rIhis arrangement leaves the flaps attached to will be hunched here andthere, but on relatively large persons the upholstery will assumesubstantially less hunched condition, the upholstery further serving asa padding between the body and the harness. When the upholstery andharness is so applied the passenger is free to be discharged through theexit opening as disclosed in the cooperatlng applicationidentified'herein.

and around the body, bearings 12 are arranged on the inner surface oftheseat back of the chair near the top thereof. Mounted in the bearings 12isl a curved springmem# ber 13 having a central loop 14; It will benoted that the bearings 12 are adjacent the lower ends of the sides ofthe loop 14, so as to prevent any movement of the spring wire member.The ends of the spring wire member 13 slip into guide pockets 15,preferably on the harness, though theycan be on the upholstery, sov thatwhen the spring member is actuated the ends of the spring member willmove relative to the pockets, as shown in Figure 8.

Attached at 16 to the loop 14 of the spring member 13 is a coil spring17, which'in turn is connected to a hook identified at 18 on the back ofthe chair. It is the coil spring 17 that-tensions upon the spring wire13 to move lits terminal portions upward to move the upholsteryandharness into position over the shoulderswhile the flaps drop down andbackward. When the spring member1 13 is operated as identified above,its terminal portions are upwardly protruded and in to the pockets `15.

Hence when the passenger is discharged or allowed to drop regardless ofeffort to prevent or insure suchoperation, gravity of the passengerwillovercome the tension of the spring member 13 and the spring 17, theend portions of the. spring member bending forwardly` and vdownwardlyallowing its terr minals to automatically disengage from the pockets 15-As soon as the pockets on the harness disengage from the terminals ofthe spring member 13, the spring 17 will actuato the spring member 13and restore it to a position, where it may be used to perform a similaroperation, when the upholstery is again applied to the chair.

` While the padding is used as a covering it gives an upholsteredappearance to the chair, and arranged near its lower portion is aparachute pack, which is carried bythe harness, such as may be .found inFigure (i or as found in Figure 7. Inl other words the pack is carriedby the harness, the surface of the pack as shownjin Figures 6 and 7faces downwardly, there being means 19 as in Figure 5 to connect thepack18 to the harness. Figure 7 shows a bottom plan'view of a parachutepack20, andcarried thereby is a strap or member 21, which is connectedto y g f kthe harness, as shown inFiguresl and 5 at- In order to causethe harness to move mto *position to be arranged over the shoulders 19.The top Vcovering 24 of the pack constitutes a ycanvas` parachute, withits edges tucked .under itself on top of folded parachute pack. The topcovering 24 isprovided with reinforcing tapes 25 and 26,which arearranged in V-sh'aped positions. The tapes 25 extend from the top centerof the pack to the corners at the right, and the tapes 26 extend fromthe top center of the pack to the corners at the left, Figure 6. Thetapes at the corners of the pack are attached to the bottom of pack,said tapes extending from' the top of the parachute, which is reallv thetop covering 24.y Referring to Figure 6 the V-shaped arranged tape onthe side! where the flexible conduit 33 is disposed has a. grommet 30attached, and also an eXtension turn back flap 27, which is attached tothe V-tape 26. This extension turn back pr0` tection flap has` snapfasteners 28 to hold the flap 27 folded. Vv"The other V-shape tape atits apex has a conc stud 29, which is pinned through thergrommet 30 bythe pin 31, which is attached to the wire cable 32, which passes throughthe flexible conduit 33 as partly shown in Figure 6, and partly inFigure 2. When the pin 31 is pulled, the springs (not shown) in theparachute throw open the tapes, allowing the parachute to take the airand leaving the parachute uncovered, wherering 34. This pull ringengages within a pocket 35 on the side of the padded upholstery asshownin Figure 2, and is hollowed out to receive a loop 34a of the cable orpull cord 32'as shown in Figures 2 and 3. A snap hook 36 is carried bythe end of the cable or pull c"ord and is designed to protrude throughan opening 37 constructed in the side of the chair. After arranging theloop 34a in the hollow ring, the two portions of the pull cord or cable32 are spliced or otherwise secured together, and the portion of saidcable or pull cord between the snap hook 36 and the pull ring isarranged into a plurality of convolutions, which are respectivelydisposed in the several compartments of the pocket 35a. The snap hook isengaged by a pin 38 guided in a bearing 39, and attached to the pin 38is a branch 40 of a pull cable 41.- This branch 40 operates through aguide tube 42 near the guide bearing 39, and also through'a guide tube43 on the lower part of the back of the chair.

The pull cable 41 passes back in a manner wv-Ys vvv v now shown to aremote suitable position to be reached and grasped by the pilot or byone of the crew. A second branch cable 44 is attached to the cable 41and passes through a guide tube 45. The terminal of the branch cable 44is connected to a pin 46, which engages in an opening of a loop 47 whichis carried by the harness. This loop 47 engages through an opening 48 inthe back of 'the chair.

Obviously when the cable 4l is pulled, thereby pulling on the twobranches and 44, the pins 38 and 46 are Withdrawn simultaneously fromthe snap hook 36 and the loop 47, in which case the padded upholsteryand harness are free of the chair,` which will allow the passenger withthe upholstery and harness applied to leave the chair, and if theoccupant desires, may leave the air craft through any other exit with afree type manually operated pack, or may engage the snap to a wire orhook or other object near the exit. before jumping, thereby permittingthe pack to automatically open and the parachute allowed to take theair.

However, when the pilot desires to discharge or permit a passenger todrop, the padded upholstery is first released from the top of the backof the chair in the manner previously set forth. and then by operatingthe closure in the exit opening in the bottom of the aircraft in themanner set forth in the co-pending application` the closure will swingdownward and the seat of the chair will likewise swing down, in whichcase the occupant with the upholstery7 applied will drop through theexit opening.

The slot 48 in the back of the chair is long enongh to permit the loop47 to slide oft the pin 4G. and since the snap hook 36 remains attachedto the chair, the pull cable will automatically leave the compartmentsof the pocket 35a a distance equal to the length of the. cord, in whichcase the parachute pack will be released and the parachute will thenautomatically open and take the air. The pack opens due to the pull cordextracting the pin 3l from the stud 29. in which case the container 24of the pack will open, the parachute subsequently opening, allowing thepassenger to gradually descend.

The parachute pack 1S as in Figures l, 2 and, 5 may be any suitableconstriu-tion. for example as in Figure 7. or as in Figure 6 orotherwise. In Figure there disclosed a single. withdrawing pin, while inFigure 7 there is disclosed two withdrawing pins 50, there being aslightly modified form of folding piece 27a with snap fasteners 5l tohold l the piece closed over the two withdrawing pms.

As previously stated the padded upholstery may be any design preferablytuil'ed and well padded, including the folding back portions for theback of the chair and its arm rests,

and carried by the upholstery is a waist strap 52a, which carries a loop47 as in Figures 2 and 4. This loop 47 engages through the back of thechair and held in such position by the pin 4G. The detachment of theloop 47 is accomplished by withdrawingthe pin 46 through the medium ofthe cable or a pull cord 4l.

The waist band or belt 52a extends around the body of the upholstery andcarries the loop 47. and it 'has its ends secured at 52?) under thestraps 6l as shown in the front View in Figure l.

The straps 67 are connected to metal loops G5 and extend across the backof the upholstery intersecting each other, and then pass about the bodyof the upholstery forwardly and upwardly and are attached at to thestraps (31 and 61a,A

One of the straps G7 in the front of the upholstery carries a snaplio-ok 5U and the other strap ($7 in front of the upholstery car- `riesa metal loop 54, which is engaged by the snap hook 5G. By adjustablysliding the loop 54 and the snap hook to di'ierent positions, theharness may be tightened.

Straps (il and (Sla are applied to the front portion of the upholstery,and under the same as in Figure l and through the strap loops 19, whichare carried by thc parachute pack as in Figure l thereby connecting thepack to the upholstery. The straps (il and (Sl/a extend the full lengthof the upholstery and then over the shoulders in the front View ofFigure l, and through metal loops 65, down the back of the upholsteryand into the parachute pack andare attached to the suspension cores (37aas shown in Figure 9.

Strap loops 58a. attached to the upholstery and harness as shown indotted lines in Figure l are prorided, and these strap loops carry metalloops 57, 58 and 5S). with any one of which a snap hook ($0 carried by astrap loop 60a on the left hand side in Figure l may be connected, toassist in holding the harness adjustably together in the front.

A chair as in Figures 4 and 5 may be used in conjunction with theupholstery and harness, and a similar chair is disclosed in theco-pending application herein identilied. An occupant while occupyingthe upholstered chair may don the upholstery and harness, and of theoccupants own free will and aecord leare the ship or may be dropped byone of the crew. The padding and harness are les detachably fastened tothe upper part of the holstery and the harness attached to escapethrough the exit opening, as in the co-pending application.

s an indication as to means for supporting the seat 70, the support G9has lateral members 71, which in turn have openings 72 registering withopenings?? in the sides of the chair. Pins 74 shoWnin Figure 5, andwhich have eyes 75 to receive one arm of a bell crank lever 77, so thatwhen the bell crank lever 76 is tilted the pin 74 is withdrawn. leavingthe seat free to drop or hinge downwardly, that is when the closure ofthe exit opening (not shown) is allowed tosopen. In other words theholding means for the seat. may first be released, that is after it hasbeen determined by the pilot or one of the crew that it is best to dropthe passenger. It is then necessary to release the closure.

owever before the passenger can be released it is necessary that theupholstery' and harness be applied, and fastened about the passenger,Tvhich can be done by the passenger or b y one of the crew.

After having released the upholstery from the chair and the harnessfastened about the passenger the trap door or doors of the fuselage asdisclosed in the co-pending application are released and allowed toswing. the seat likewise swinging downwardly. in which case the loop 4.7disengages from the pin L1-6 on account of the slot a8 beinglong enoughthereby permitting the passenger with the upholstery and harness thereonto drop through the exit opening. the rip cord paying out from thepocket 35a until the passenger has dropped a distanceequal to the ripcord. in which case the pin 31 is withdrawn from the stud 29 allowingthe pack to open and subsequently the parachute, the passenger beingsuspended under the-parachute by means of the straps (il and 6T as shownin Figure 9.

It is to be understood that the parachute pack, while it is attached tothe harness at an;T portion thereof and in any manner, may be located ina position to occupy the seat or in a location to occupy a positionadjacent the back of the upholstery, or in any other location.

As previously stated the parachute pack 18 in Figure (i is so designedthat the tapes 25 and'QG are thrown open. Furthermore the parachute packcomprises the covering 18d which is opposed to the covering 24, thetapes 25 and 2G being secured to the covering 18d and engaged over thecorners of the pack. This covering lSfZ where it folds over the sides ofthe pack extend under the covering 24. This latter coveringl 2-1: isprovided with diagonal springs, not shown, arranged in the samedirection as the tapes 25 and S26. To cause the tapes to be thrown openso that the covering 2-1 may spring braided elast-ic members 18a. areprovided.

One of these elastic members is attached at 18e, While the other isattached at 18g to the covering section 18d. These elastic membersengage about the pack and terminate in hooks 18p, which are in turnengaged with the loops 18o. The elastic members are so disposed ardundthe pack, that when the rip pin 31 is withdrawn from the cone stud 29,the elasand the covering 24 will automatically spring away from the packand allow the pilotchute to open and take the air While the mainparachute. will subsequently o en and take the air.

he invention having een set forth, what is claimed is:

1. An upholstery and harness for a passenger, comprising an upholsteryhaving a parachute pack attached thereto, a harness carried by theupholstery, said harness having straps engaged over the shoulders of theup-` chute in the pack, anc means either manually actuated or actuatedby remaining attached to a fixed element of an airship for releasing thepack.

2. In a tion with a connected to the chair, a parachute pack carried bythe harness, the pack having a pull cord, means detachably connectingthe pull cord with the chair, and means for simultaneously releasingrthe harness and the parachute pull cord from the chair` whereby thepassenger is free to leave the chair With the upholstery, harness andpack attached.

In a device for the the combination with a chair adapted for use withinan aircraft fuselage and provided with a releasable hinged seat, of apassengers upholstery having a harness connected to its eX- terior, withmeans carried by the harness to fasten it on the body of the passenger,a, parachute pack and means for securing the pack tothe harness, meansfor detachably connecting the harness to the chair, the upholsteryadapted to fit and conform to the combination with achair adapted forfixed l chair with means to detachably connect theuse in an aircraftfuselage which may have upholstery to the back of the chair, said paraanexit opening in the bottom, said chair havchute pack being connected tothe harness and ing a hinged seat, of an upholsteryand harrovided with apack releasing pull cord, said ness including a parachute pack connectedto ull cord being releasably attached to the the harness to beassociated within and conchair, means for releasing the upholsteryforming to the chair, said harness having from the chair, whereby it maybe Jfastened to means to hold the suit on the passenger, said thepassenger by the harness, and means for pack having a releasing pullcord, means de- 10 releasing the harness from the chair, where-Itachably connecting the harness to the chair, by the passenger with theupholstery and the pull cord being connected to the chair, harness maybe dropped from the chair when and means remote fromv the chair andconthe seat releases and swings downward al-` vnected to the detachablemeans between the lowing the passenger to drop through the botchair andthe harness for releasing the hartom of the fuselage, whereby as thepassenger ness whereby a passenger may escape rom drops a distance equalto the length of the the chair and drop through the bottom of the ullcord the parachute pack opens. fuselage. l 5. In a device for thepurpose indicated the 9. In a device for the purpose indicated, acombination with a passengers chair adapted chair adapted for use in anairship fuselage, 2u for use within an aircraft fuselage, of a tuftedAan upholstery for' association within the upholstery for the passengerincluding an atchair, means for detachably connecting portachedparachute pack, the tufted upholstery tions of the front edges andthe'edge portion fitting within and detachably secured to the of theupholstery to the chair, and meansV opchair and on the seat andconstituting upholerable automatically when the front edges are steringtherefor. released for moving the front edges in a posi- 4 6. lIn adevice for the purpose indicated the tion, whereby the harness may befastene combination with a passengers chair adaptaround the passenger.ed for use within an aircraft fuselage, of a 10. In a device for thepurpose indicated, tufted upholstery for the passenger inc u a chairadapted for use in an aircraft fuseing an attached parachute pack, thetufted lage, an upholstery for association within upholstery and packadapted to it within the chair, means for detachably connecting and onthe seat of the chair and constituting portions of the front edges andthe edge porupholstering therefor, said tufted upholstery tion of theupholstery to the chair, and having a harness detachably connected tothe means operable automatically when the front back of the chair,separate individual means edges are released for moving the frontoperable remote distances from the chair edges in a position whereby theharness may and operatively associated with the attaching be fastenedaround the passenger, a parameans of the upholstery and harness fordechute pack attached to the upholstery and chair to permit thepassenger to leave the means for attaching the pull cord to the chairwith the upholstery applied. chair, a harness detachably connected tothe .wk'LMIn/ldevice for the purpose indicated chair, and means beingremote from the the combination with. a passengers chair chair andoperably associated with and adapted for use within an aircraftfuselage, adapted to release the detachable connecof a tufted upholsteryfor the passenger intions between the harness and the chair, cluding anattached parachute pack, the tuf whereby the passenger may slide fromthe ed upholstery and pack adapted to fit within chair and drop throughthe bottom of the and on the seat of the chair and constituting airshipfuselage, the passenger adapted to upholstering therefor, said tuftedupholstery dropa distance equal to the length cf the having a harnessdetachably connected to the releasing pull cord to release the pack andbackofthe chair,separateindividualmeans opallow the parachute to open.erable remote distances from the chair and op 1l. In a device for thepurpose indicated eratively associated with the attachin means a chairadapted for. use in an aircraft fuseoft'heupholstery andharness fordetacingthe lage, an upholstery for association within upholstery and harnessfrom the chair to perthe chair, means for detachably connecting mit thepassenger to leave the chair with the portions of the front edges andthe edge porcluding a parachute releasing pull cord atoperableautomatically when the front edges tached to the chair, whereby thedropping o are released for moving the front edges in 59 the passengerthrough the bottom of an air a position, whereby the harness may befasship a distance equal to the length of the retened around thepassenger, a parachute leasing pull cord, the pack is released and packattached 'to the upholstery and protlie parachute opens, and meansconnecting vided with a releasable pull cord with means the parachuteand the harness. for attaching the pull cord to the chair, a 35 8. Inadevice for the purpose indicated the harness for the upholsterydetachably contaching the upholstery and harness from the provided witha releasable pull cord with A upholstery applied, said parachute packintion of the upholstery to the chair, and means nected to the chair,and means being remote from the chair and operably associated with andadapted to release the detachable connections between the harness andthe chair, whereby the passenger may slide from the chair and dropthrough the bottom of the airship fuselage, the passenger adapted todrop a distance equal to the vlength Vof the releasing pull cord' torelease the pack and the back of allow the parachute to open, and meansoperably associated with the releasable pull cord and the means whichreleases the harness from the chair, for releasing the pull cord fromthe chair, whereby the passenger may leave'the chair with the upholsteryand harness attached. v

l2. In a device for the purpose indicated, an upholstery and harness foraircraft passengers, the upholstery being tufted, well padded andadapted as a padding between the wearers body andthe harness, as well'as conforming to and detachably secured to the back of achair andconstituting an upholstery for the chair.

In a` device for the purpose indicated, the combination with a chair foruse in an aircraft fuselage of a combined upholstery and harnessconforming and constituting upholstery for the chair, and means forldetachably fastening the upholstery within and to the chair back.

14. In a device for the purpose indicated, the combination with a chairfor use in an aircraft fuselage, of a combined upholstery andharness'conforming'to the chair, a strap of the harness having a loop,the back of the chair having an elongated opening through which the loopengages, and means to engage through the lo'op on the face of the chairback, to prevent the passenger from rising from the chair, out allowingthe harness to detach, when the passenger slides downwardly from thechair.

l5. In a device for the purpose indicated, the combination with a chairfor use in an aircraft fuselage, of a combined upholstery and .harnessconforming to the chair, the harness having detachable connections' withthe chair, the construction t--and arrangement of the detachableconnections beingsuch as yto prevent -the passengers from rising, butallowing the harness to detach when the passenger is dropped downwardlyfrom the chair.

16. In a device for the purpose indicated, the combination with a chairfor usein an aircraft fuselage, of a combined upholstery and harnessconforming to the chair, means vfor detachably connecting the upper partof the upholstery to the back of the'chair including means actuatedremote point to release'the upholstery from the chair.

17. In an aircraft, a chair for use in the fuselage thereof, anupholstery for thecha-ir of the harness.

by any one from a' being releasably attached to the upper portion of theback Aof the chair, a 'harness attached to the upholstery and beingreleasably `attached to the chair, a `pack carried vby the harness, theupholstery being released from a. remote point prior to the automaticrelease of the harness. i

18. 4In an aircraft, a chair for use in the fuselage thereof, anupholstery for the chair being releasably attached to the upperportionof the back of the chair, a harness attached to the'upholsteryand being releasably attached to the ch harness, the upholstery beingreleased from a remote point prior to the automatic release of theharness, and means automatically associated with and between the packand the chair for causing an opening release of the pack when thedropped the required distance-from the aircra t.

19. In *an aircraft, a chair for use in the fuselage thereof,anupholstery for the chair being releasably attached to the upper portionofthe back ofthe chair, a harness attached to the upholstery and beingreleasably attached to the chair, means at the top of the air, a packcarried by the' wearer of the upholstery hasl upholstery to move theupper part of the v upholstery and the front edges thereof around anoccupant of the chair, whereby the har-V 9.,

ness may be tightened over the front of the body of the occupant, a packcarried by the harness, the upholstery being released` from a remotepoint prior to the automatic release 20. An upholstery for an aircraftchair comprising a padding to conform to the chair and having a harnessattached thereto, means for releasably attaching the upper part of theupholstery lto the back of the chair, and

lmeans for moving and disposing the upper part of the upholstery and thefront edges thereof about an occupant of the chair, when the upholsteryis released, whereby the harness may be drawn tight around the body ofthe occupant.

lIn testimony whereof he atxes his signature.

JAMES FLOYD SMITH.

